Anchor



March 15, 19.49.

J. S. WOODLAND ANCHOR Filed Aug. 10, 1945 AI/nrneys Patented Mar. 15,1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ANCHOR John S. Woodland, Youngstown,Ohio Application August 10, 1945, Serial No. 610,049 (01. 114-206) 4Claims.

This present invention relates to boat anchors and its primary object isthe provision of an anchor structure that will become embedded in thewater bottom when the same is laid on the side by a pull of the linewhereby it is secured to a vessel and that may be lifted from the bottomby a pull on a second line secured to another part of the anchor.

It is another object of the invention to provide an anchor of simple,sturdy and inexpensive construction.

Other and more specific objects will be apparent from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the preferred embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a diametral section on line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view.

In the drawing in which like characters of reference designate like orsimilar parts, numeral 2 denotes a shell closed at the upper end,preferably of frusto-conical shape, and made of any suitable materialsuch as sheet metal. The gauge of the material depends on the size ofthe vessel with which the anchor is to be used.

Larger boats should have an anchor the shell of which is made from sheetmaterial of a heavier gauge than that used for anchors for smallerboats. The shell is filled with a moistened mixture 3 of sand andPortland cement. Before this mixture sets to become concrete the legs ofan attaching means 4 in the form of a clevis are connected thereto; thelegs of the clevis have their free ends 5 bent upwardly and inwardly tofirmly and inextricably embed the clevis in the concrete and extendthrough openings in the top of the shell.

In the bottom portion of the concrete is embedded a screw bolt 6 havinga head I and a stem extending downwardly through a central opening in adished tray 8 with an upwardly bent over marginal portion 9. This trayis welded at M' to the wider end of the sleeve and further secured tothe same by a nut I0 threaded upon the end of the bolt protruding belowthe dish and embedded with its head in the concrete.

A connecting member H has an aperture l2 at either end. The nd of thebolt projecting below the nut extends through one of these apertures anda second securing nut l3. The aperture in the outer end of theconnecting member may receive a cable or tail rope whereby the anchorcan be pulled out of the bottom of the body of water more easily. If theconnecting member is not needed, it may be removed.

After the anchor has been lowered to the bottom, a sidewise pull on theline attached to the clevis 4 will tilt the anchor so that a furtherpull causes the sand tray to dig itself into the ground.

The anchor may be disengaged from the ground and lifted by a pull on aline attached to the outer opening l2 of the tail fastening means ll.

While I have disclosed the details of the preferred embodiment of myinvention in the foregoing description and accompanying drawing, Idesire it to be understood that this disclosure is merely illustrativeand is not a limitation of the invention. Such changes may be made asare within the scope of the appended claims without departure from thespirit of the invention.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An anchor comprising a dished sand tray, a shell secured to the upperside of the tray and filled with concrete, a fastening means embedded inthe concrete, and a second fastening means secured to the bottom side ofthe tray.

2. An anchor comprising a dished sand tray, a frusto-conical shellsecured to the upper side of the tray and filled with concrete, afastening means embedded in the concrete, and a tail fastening meanssecured to the bottom side of the tray.

3. An anchor comprising a dished sand tray, a shell secured to the upperside of the tray and filled with concrete, a fastening means embedded inthe concrete, a fastener embedded in the concrete and extending throughthe tray and secured thereto, and tail fastening means detachablysecured to the fastener.

4. An anchor comprising a dished sand tray, a shell secured to the upperside of the tray and filled with concrete, a fastening means embedded inthe concrete, a bolt embedded with its head in the concrete andextending through the tray and having a nut engaging the bolt beyond thetray, and a tail fastening means detachably secured to the bolt.

JOHN S. WOODLAND.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 5,547 Kentish May 2, 1848 177,492Francis May 16, 1876 1,271,442 Fungo-Giera July 2, 1918 1,305,507 FrogerJune 3, 1919 2,283,500 Holgerson May 19, 1942 2,365,136 Behrens Dec. 12,1944

